So we have a cat. Her name is Opel after The Gearhead’s greatest love. Well, second greatest. Maybe third if you count his family.
Opel was 18 months old when we got her, plucked straight from my in-laws' farm. She was a new momma with one wee kitten that was about 3 weeks old which is the feline we were really interested in. But since he was so young, in order to get him, we got her too. His name is Nova after my first car in high school.
Things went well for a while but then the kitten decided to be a bit more obnoxious than we were ready for. We couldn’t trust him to be in the house alone so we could never let them roam. It was a giant pain and finally we decided to let him be free out at the farm again. We took him back a few weeks ago and honestly, he is thriving. He loves it out there. We’ve been back to visit twice now and he is always friendly and following us around the property. We pick him up and cuddle and pet and he purrs away. He’s in his element.
Opel on the other hand is quite happy at home. She’s never been big on the outdoors; she’s just too skittish. Any little sound and she’s running herself in circles trying to hide. But she loves having the run of the house. She’s the sweetest little thing and loves laps. All you have to do is look in her general direction and she starts her purr motor running.
I grew up with cats. I had my first cat Peaches (a pretty calico with the same disposition as Opel) for 16 years. After Peaches passed, I took a break from cats and got a dog. A Scottish Terrier named Stewart. Now, there’s Opel.
The Gearhead has always been around cats and dogs living on the farm. Even after he moved out, he had cats. So you could say that we’re animal lovers.
I’m always amazed at how much a pet enriches your life. At least it does mine. There’s a bit of responsibility to take care of them, but they always love you and greet you when you come home and sun bathe with you and listen to you sing. They are therapeutic and simple and entertaining and even functional, especially if you live on a farm. I highly recommend them.
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